Overreaction Monday: 2026 NFL Draft Week Big-Time Intrigue

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1:04Rich Eisen:It is time for a Draft Week edition of Overreaction Monday. Getting set to head to the draft city of Pittsburgh, PA. Rich Eisen along with Chris Brockman. Hey, Rich. Good to see you, sir. How are you? Good to see you, man. We made it. It's Draft Week. I can't wait to see Franco in the airport. Let's go. Oh, Franco Harris. Yes. In the airport. And George Washington. And the T-Rex. I think they're all still there. And also the display honoring Fred Rogers, Mr. Rogers' neighborhood. I love going to Pittsburgh. I love it. Let's go. I love that's how you peg what Pittsburgh is. That there's a lot of cool things in the airport.

1:41Rich Eisen:In case you don't know, in the airport, one of the first things you see is the statue of Frank O 'Harris mid-catch of the Immaculate Reception. It's literally like crazy. It's not even touching the turf. It's like we got an inch to spare. Next to George Washington, who pre-declaration of independence won the Battle of Pittsburgh to save the city. And then they have a T-Rex. And Mr. Rogers. Okay. We're all up to speed. It's time for Overreaction Monday. Hit it. That was terrible. That was crap. That was garbage. This place sucks. Overreaction Monday. Monday. All right, Chris. It's draft week. What do you have over there?

2:19Dare I say this is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I love the draft. so much and i want to get it right out in the open uh we're going to talk to this guy later on uh on the flagship show on monday um but the raiders are first up yes and are we sure they shouldn't just ride with cousins this year trade down and take a quarterback in 2027 are we sure

2:42Rich Eisen:yes they shouldn't do that yes we're sure really we're sure aren't they a noah's ark situation where they need two of everything so shouldn't they just like right they need a hey jets come take your quarterback they need a quarterback and give us some assets you're referring reload you're referring to monday's rich eisen show to kick off our draft week we have fernando mendoza is our first guest you might be listening to this show later on in the draft week uh wherever you get your podcasts if you do fernando mendoza is on monday's rich eisen show check that out on our youtube channel which you might be already on watching this show or what however however you're taking it in um that said um i proffer to say you will find fernando mendoza whenever you see him a dream come true type of face of franchise and i'm not saying that he's not foot five i'm not saying the armed guy if you take a look at all of his measurables they match up with somebody named matt ryan and matt ryan was an mvp in the league and had probably should have won a Superbowl.

3:45Rich Eisen:That is correct. That is correct. And the guy who knows he probably should have won a Superbowl is the guy who's drafted Fernando Mendoza. Again, this is not what you're getting at. It's not anti-Mendoza. No, I know what you're saying. No, it is. It is technically, it's not anti-Mendoza. It is what you're, what you're getting at is still coming into this draft. The doubt that is Fernando Mendoza really one of those surefire gotta take him first overall type quarterbacks is he in the same realm as say cam newton or joe burrow and my answer to that is yes oh really would you take a guess i don't know would you take a guess i don't know if he's caleb williams or drake may or jaden daniel would you take a guess there are two quarterbacks in the history of the nfl draft well you just named him come into the draft as the undefeated national champion Heisman Trophy winning quarterback.

4:43Rich Eisen:I get it. He drafted first overall. I get it. Cam Newton, Joe Burrow. Sure. And so he has this resume. Now, Cam coming in and Burrow coming in had one of the greatest offensive seasons any quarterbacks had. Cam running it and throwing it and Burrow with 60 touchdown passes. And Mendoza is like, well, an outstanding leader on a team of players that were better as a collective than they are individually. When you take a look at how many Hoosiers are going to be drafted at the end of the day in Pittsburgh this coming weekend. Yes, I get it. But Mendoza is the guy the Raiders have to take. And at the end of the day, they will be happy with it.

5:33Rich Eisen:Does he start week one? does he start it all year one that's why you get kirk cousins to give you the latitude where you don't have to do it earlier than you want end of the day this is an overreaction you don't know where you're going to be in 2027 in terms of the draft order end of story take it take him rip the knob off move on overreaction to start our draft show i mean if they took david bailey would anyone complain uh i would on the set i'd be like what are they doing taking a pass rusher when the quarterback's sitting right there and then the jets would be suddenly like what huh end of story this is happening all right move on.com all right rich it's monday the draft is officially kicked off but the draft actually started and the draft week actually started on saturday with the huge trade between the bangles and giants rich with dexter lawrence now in cincinnati the bangles are going to have a top five defense this year for the first time in the borough era well they hope so they sure hope so the best they've been with joe borough i looked this up they were seventh in 2022 in total yards allowed i just they they won't pay trey hendrickson they won't pay trey hendrickson they won't pay him they only pay him uh for for a short term period and we played seven games last year i i get it now let's go get dexter lawrence coming off of one of his worst seasons in his career and flip a 10th overall pick to the Giants and pay him one year$28 million, spread it out over three years, sold.

7:01Rich Eisen:We're going to get an answer here as to whether Dexter Lawrence is worth it or not. But the bottom line is, I'll call this an overreaction start. You know, they still have a long way to go to be a top five defense. The Bengals sure hope you're right because what I thought this move indicated to me is the indication it's giving to Joe Burrow that we're being really serious about this. That instead of us drafting a kid 10th overall to put either on the back end of the defense, if it was Caleb Downs, or to put in the middle of the defense if somehow, some way, Sonny Stiles dropped to them, that we're not going to just start with the kid.

7:41Rich Eisen:We're going to go and get a bona fide top of the food chain defensive tackle, albeit coming off of one of his worst seasons with the Giants, and we're going to pay him. and we're going to pay him less than what we would pay Trey Hendrickson. And we're going to put him in the middle of the defense and we're going to have an anchor right there to stop, you know, Derrick Henry to stop, you know, who the Steelers roll downhill at us and who the Browns roll downhill at us and who the Patriots and so on and so forth roll downhill at us. And hey, Joe Burrow, if you are thinking that we are not going to try and be aggressive to make sure you're happy with your defense so your offense can stand up and we stop losing games 38 to 37 when you're healthy enough to throw for us because we've protected you um then check that box that's what they did this move for to tell him don't have this delusions of wanderlust i mean even shefter uh i shouldn't say even Schefter, but Schefter in his piece on ESPN.com today and on the digital platforms is, is putting into black and white on the screen.

8:54Rich Eisen:The rumor that we keep hearing that Burrow has wanderlust and other teams, like say one that's right here in Los Angeles where he's hangs out quite a bit. Who won't, who wouldn't want to be the guy after Matthew Stafford and the Sean McVay coached offense out here in Los Angeles. So, Hey, Joe, we're serious here. Let's go and try and win one in the window. We have left with you. If that's such a thing, that's what I took this trade to mean. And, uh, as for the giants, two guys in the top 10, you want to start building with a young team. That's why you make the move with, uh, John Arbon, be patient with your new, um, head coach.

9:37Or we're going to talk to the giants like in seconds. Okay, so I'll call this an overreaction and move on. Okay, great. Let's go to the other side. Giants, John Harbaugh, you mentioned. He's now the new head coach in New York. Pulls off a monster Dexter Lawrence trade. And now they have, like you said, two picks in the top ten. Yes. Giants are going to win the NFC East this year. Oh, my gosh. I just love your mindset for this show. Let's think about who they're getting. They're getting Jeremiah Love or Carnell Tate or Sonny Styles or Caleb Downs. or they're getting two of the top 10 players in this draft.

10:11And, you know, you talk to everybody, you read all the articles. This is really a top 10 heavy draft. And they're getting two of these guys.

10:17Rich Eisen:They could also go offensive line at 10 if somehow, someway, Mauinoa drops. That's another nugget in the Schefter article. Yeah, a little injury concern there. He's got a herniated disc that they think could require surgery at some point. It's not a long-term issue, but that's a reason why Mauinoa might drop to the Giants at 10 if that's what they want to do. But you're right. I mean, these are two terrific young players that they're going to get on a team that could use the infusion at multiple positions. And they already have a young, exciting team that's seemingly on the rise. I get it. But to win the NFC East?

10:53I mean, let's look at the other teams in their division.

10:55Rich Eisen:I understand that. They're not blowing my socks off. I don't know why they don't. I don't know why. I mean, the Eagles are still, you know, even without apparently A.J. Brown. We're going to get to that. Okay. And the Cowboys, you keep slagging on them. They've done everything right. And the Cowboys might get aggressive and move up for somebody. Cowboys draft well. I think they're my only concern with this take. They should be. I'm not worried about the Eagles this year. I'm not worried about Washington. The offense is nicely set up. And the defense is getting way better. Yeah, Dak's been throwing with George Pickens.

11:30Way better.

11:30Rich Eisen:And even if they don't make a move, they're 12-20. They're one of the six teams, now that the Giants became the sixth team, to have multiple first round picks. We're going to talk about that. But Jason, did you see my script beforehand? I have not. As you know, I never do. You always keep it from me. I'll call this an overreaction as well. I mean, I think they're going to get better and I think they have an opportunity, but to definitively say they're NFC East champs because of a move like this, I'll just call it an overreaction. Need parts fast? O 'Reilly Auto Parts as fast. Need them now? We've got now.

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14:24Correct. for your guy, Jeremiah Love. I think this is indicating to me Andy Reid is sneaky worried about Mahomes' long-term health and wants to go full-on run attack.

14:37Rich Eisen:Total overreaction. Couldn't be more of an overreaction because I think what you're overlooking is that the move that could be made by Brett Veach, the general manager, to move up to, say, three at Arizona wouldn't be for Love. It would be for whoever the Jets don't take defensively. that they would love to add a big time pass rusher and to do such a thing and have five years of contractual control on that kid is exactly what they're looking for just as much as anything else. And yeah, their run game is important and yeah, they want to maybe bolster it. And I do love Jeremiah Love, but a lot of people are in love with Arvel Reese.

15:18Rich Eisen:And I think the Chiefs may be one of them. And that may be what this pick is for. not the offensive side of the football, despite how dynamic Jeremiah Love is. Imagine Jeremiah Love and Kenneth Walker. And that rumor makes me, if I'm a Jet fan, very concerned that David Bailey is not the guy you should be taking. If everybody is in love with Arvel Reese and maybe want to trade up for him, Titans may want to hope that he drops to four. The Chiefs might be interested in him at three, and so many other teams might move up like the Saints. That's what Todd McShay of the ringer said. They'd move up from eight to three to take Arvel Reese.

15:58Rich Eisen:That the minute the Jets take David Bailey, the eight minutes, by the way, it's where it's eight minutes this year. I don't know if I love that. Eight minutes are going to be wild, wild. The phone in Arizona is going to ring. And Monty Austin Fort might lead the league going into the draft. The general manager of the Cardinals having more draft trade options and three offers in his back pocket, left-hand or right-hand drawer of his desk to pull out in those eight minutes, the minute that the Jets take David Bailey, which would put a ton of pressure, obviously, on that kid Bailey, hopefully as much as he puts the pressure on opposing quarterbacks for the Jets.

16:41Rich Eisen:But put it all together, overreaction, because it may not be for Jeremiah Love. It may be for who the Jets don't take at two. I like that. You're not worried about Mahomes' health, though, right? Wrong side of 30, double knee ligament surgery. How did the knee affect Tom Brady after he came back? Tom Brady and Mahomes, different skill sets. What's Mahomes maybe his best quality? Is his escapability? Creating something from nothing. The third and long that he scrambles for a first down. Now you go heavy run. You draft the Kelsey replacement to learn from Travis this year. I got it. Okay. Not concerned.

17:14Okay. What else? You mentioned two teams with double first round picks. We got six now. We got six. We got Jets, Dolphins, Chiefs, Giants, Cowboys, Browns. Yes, sir. Of these six, half will use them to trade up in the draft on Thursday. Half of them will use them to trade up. We're already thinking Chiefs. Cowboys have been pegged at this spot for weeks. I know. Who else is going to use these picks to move up?

17:47Rich Eisen:Well, I mean, the rumors of the Saints are moving up to three. The Jets are moving up to seven. The Cowboys could move up to the middle of that, you know, first 10 somewhere. I hear you. I think the Dolphins are going to stick and pick because their back one is 30th. Right. That's too low. I think, what, the Chiefs have the 29th overall pick. you know obviously from the rams in that trade for trent mcduffie that's too low to to to move up with i would think even though they're trying i don't know i'm just talking my way through this answer sure um i'll i'll say this is not an overreaction it it is still you know too far on this monday before the thursday to hear too many rumors otherwise um so i'll just call that a you're not off I mean you're not crazy the other ones I think you've been a little bit off but this one I can't deny it I don't think this is nuts it can absolutely happen I just don't feel it in my bones that it will do you think we're gonna get you know last year in Green Bay you know Jacksonville moves up with Cleveland for Travis Hunter and that was really fireworks whereas yes we didn't really even spend any time talking about the number one overall pick quarterback cam ward i know uh do you think are you hearing are you feeling that we're gonna get another like whoa like fireworks i just don't think so because um you're the the one reason why one of the things that i think you're on or something with this topic bar of the six teams with two first round picks half of them uh will use them to trade up is that the big trades will come using draft capital from this year's draft not next year next year is so valuable right the minds of so many general managers in terms of how deep it is um at the quarterback position how deep it is in general i think you'll find teams um less willing to use next year's draft capital to move up than you will see teams with draft capital this year to move up so that's why i think this is viable um and and i'll just leave it at that yeah we both had the same uh morning reading material adam schefter's a big article on on espn.com today talking about uh teams guys front office types he's talking to the third and fourth round may be the most valuable part of this year's draft maybe after the top 10 we'll find out i mean and then you hear general managers say or some analysts say yeah uh third fourth fifth sixth seventh round good luck finding the right one that it's not too deep.

20:31Rich Eisen:But who knows? Yeah, the Schefter read was two cups of coffee. It was good. It was really good this morning. You're not a coffee driver. I'm not a coffee guy. I was kind of a morning routine. Bouncing off the walls this morning. You look great. Thank you. You look great. Appreciate it. Rich, here we go. Daniel Jeremiah said that feels like Ty Simpson to the Cardinals is inevitable. I don't know. Maybe. I trust what DJ says and thinks about these subject matters. I think he appreciates your confidence. Of course. For being a Padre fan, I get it. but they got some quarterback issues. Jacoby Brissett wants to now get paid.

21:03They're not committing to a QB one. Gardner Minshew is there. We know those guys are backups. The Cardinals QB mess, and I'm going to call this as a mess. It is a, it is a April mess. So this means they're already in tank mode for the 2027 draft. They're already laying it out there that we are in the market for the top of the draft next year. And one of these quarterbacks, there seems like there's six, seven, eight of these guys. Yeah.

21:28Rich Eisen:they're one of those is ours you know what this is perfect fodder and filler for what are we doing in april let's we're we're bored we we don't have much to talk about there's rumors there's this there's that at the end of the day jacoby brissette saying i'm not showing up yet whatever man that stuff can get worked out fixed and the reason why the cardinals aren't doing it yet is because the draft hasn't happened yet they don't have ty simpson yet nobody knows absolutely no Nobody knows how pieces are all going to land. And the end of the day is the picture is incomplete for 32 teams. Every year that we forget in the seven weeks between the new league year and the draft that it's a puzzle piece.

22:15Rich Eisen:They're all pieces of the puzzle, and the draft is a massive piece. It's like putting the phone down in the fugitive, in the apartment of the one-armed man. He doesn't hang up. He doesn't. He leaves it right there so you could find and trace the apartment. You know, I mean, Dr. Richard Kimball found a big piece, and that's what the draft is going to be. Until the Cardinals have Ty Simpson on their roster and in their grasp, they're not going to make any moves. And so, you know, at the end of the day, you know, Jacoby Brissett has the right to say, I'm starting all 17 games in your estimation. That's your plan.

22:55Rich Eisen:So how about you plan to pay me a little bit more than backup money? And he can sit there and go, you know what? I'm not coming. And their answer could absolutely be, you know, Hey, Jake Brisket, we love you. But you stay home. We got Gardner here. Gardner will be the guy until Ty Simpson's ready or whatever. There's no tank mode. I mean, they hired a coach. I can assure you, Michael Bidwell is sick and tired of watching the Cardinals as an nfc west punching bag or them as a punch line you're like there's no tank mode um and it's just like april by the end of the day if it is something that they feel like jacoby brissette they need him they'll flip him a few more million bucks he'll be happy he'll show up and he'll still be jake brisket throwing it around but calling it a mess like whatever man like this is april and and by june like right now aaron rogers isn't even poking his head up oh we're gonna talk to him okay so whatever.

23:51Rich Eisen:But by the end of the day, he showed up in June and he played and they made the playoffs. So do you think Jacoby Brissett's check says Jake brisket on it? I don't know, but I just love calling him that. I think it's just a great little shorthand. I think they should have visions in Arizona Cardinals fans of Manning Cardinals jerseys. Get ready for that. Well, I mean, it would be great for them if they don't take Ty Simpson and maybe Ty Simpson is the guy and maybe their plan is to get him come heck or high water they do have the second pick in the second round they do have the second pick of friday night which is a very valuable selection and they could go ahead and flip it to somebody in the back end of the first round and say all you're doing is dropping six spots five spots four spots and and and you could still get the guy you want we get the guy we want with a fifth year contractual control and then they do look at jake brisket and say here's a couple few more million bucks come on in from the cold and let's go.

24:49Rich Eisen:I'm just getting this out there now. I understand, but it's still, it's just an April story that we can move past and call this as an overreaction. For some of us, personal finances aren't just personal. They include a lot more people than ourselves. Loved ones, neighbors, the communities we call home, and the causes we hold in our hearts. At Srivent, we help plan your financial picture with the bigger picture in mind. Because even though our business is helping guide your finances, Our ambition is to make it mean so much more. Thrivent, where money means more. Connect with us at Thrivent.com.

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